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Coordinates: 34°1255N 101°4325W / 34.21528°N 101.72361°W / 34.21528; -101.72361
 

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KREW
Frequency1400 kHz
BrandingHometown Radio 1400 KREW
Programming
FormatNews/Talk/Sports
AffiliationsSportsMap
Ownership
Owner
  • Monte Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman
  • (High Plains Radio Network, LLC)
  • Sister stations

    KKYN-FM, KRIA, KVOP
    History

    First air date

    August 14, 1944; 79 years ago (1944-08-14) (as KVCP)

    Former call signs

    KVCP (1944-2002)
    Technical information
    Facility ID54683
    ClassC
    Power1,000 watts

    Transmitter coordinates

    34°12′55.00″N 101°43′25.00″W / 34.2152778°N 101.7236111°W / 34.2152778; -101.7236111

    KREW (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed in Plainview, Texas. The station airs a news/talk/sports format and is owned by Monte Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman, through licensee High Plains Radio Network, LLC.[1] It also does simulcasts with station KKYN-FM[2] and plays classic country music.[3]

    The station initially joined the Mutual Broadcasting System[4] but is now a member of the Texas High Plains Radio Network.[5]

    Station history[edit]

    In 1944, Plainview, Texas radio began, after the FCC granted a license for a station with the callsign KVOP to broadcast as a 250-watt station. Over time, other stations were added, and now the Plainview sister stations consists of KVOP, KKYN-FM, KREW and KRIA.[4]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ KREW fcc.gov. Accessed December 19, 2013
  • ^ Texas Music Office
  • ^ Texas Association of Broadcasters
  • ^ a b McDonough, Doug, Looking Back: Radio station has colorful history, Plainview Herald, May 25, 2008
  • ^ Texas HPR Network
  • External links[edit]

    34°12′55N 101°43′25W / 34.21528°N 101.72361°W / 34.21528; -101.72361


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